#sizzlinwithSAS: Foxy Pink and Bacon Bombs! - Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
May 01, 2021


Sue-Ann's Annual Holiday Sip & Savour Open House $45+HST

When: Saturday, December 13, 11 - 5 

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

What:  Sue-Ann's Holiday Sip & Savour is back!

We are rolling out the red carpet for a delicious day of holiday flavours! Our Holiday Sip & Savour is the ultimate holiday open house for wine lovers and foodies alike!

Enjoy deluxe wine & food tasting stations on the way -- we are opening our premium wines, pairing them with delicious foods to warm and delight your senses. Plan to spend an amazing hour touring and tasting your way through Sue-Ann's home!

Check out the menu here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/8109/files/Holiday_S_S_2025_menu_PDF.pdf?v=1764954524

Tickets are $45+HST per person. $5 from each ticket sale will be donated to the Howard V. Staff Memorial Fund at the Niagara Community Foundation, supporting St. Catharines Community Care. 

Buy your tickets here: https://www.sue-annstaff.com/collections/events/products/holiday-sip-savor-open-house-2025-45-hst

 

Save the date!

Shortbread Showdown: Sip & Stock Up

When: Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21, 11-5

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

What: Stop into the winery and join the fun! Try four mini shortbread & wine pairings and then cast your vote for the best cookie and best pairing! It's a great little break from holiday fuss AND you can stock up on feast-worthy wines while you're at it!

$10 per person, with $5 going to The Howard V. Staff Memorial Fund at the Niagara Community Foundation, supporting community care.

No advance tickets or reservations required, simply show up and pay $10 to participate!

 

Reservations open! Book now!

The Holiday Board: Flight & Bites

When: December 27 & 28, January 3 & 4

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

What: The Holiday Board: Flight & Bites is the perfect post-Christmas treat!

You've done all the cooking. You've done all the hosting. You've assembled, you've wrapped, you've done it all. Now it's your turn to sit back and relax! 

Reserve your time now for an elevated wine tasting that will delight your senses, taking place December 27 & 28, January 3 & 4 at Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery. 

Enjoy a seated tasting of four wines, each one perfectly paired with a delectable small bite.

It's like a four-course meal...in miniature!

  • Fancy Farm Girl Flirty Bubbles sparkling rosé with Creamy Brie & Cranberry
  • The Louie Pinot Gris with Duck Rillette with Blueberry Jam & Cornichon
  • The Gritstone Cabernet with "SASsoulet", our deconstructed sausage cassoulet
  • Howard's Icewine Vidal with a White Chocolate Coconut Almond confection

$24.50 per person, reservations highly recommended! Book now: https://www.sue-annstaff.com/products/the-holiday-board-flight-bite-december-27-28-january-3-4

 

In the new year...

Icewine Festival Discovery Pass

When: January 16-18,23-25, 30-February 1, 2026

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery and other participating Niagara wineries! 

What:  Sip, Savour & Explore Niagara This Winter! Get ready for a self-guided tasting tour through Niagara’s most scenic vineyards! The Icewine Discovery Pass pairs world-class Icewines with spicy, savoury, or sweet bites from inspired local chefs — the perfect way to warm up your winter weekends.

Our offering? Tinga, Tango, Taco! Imagine juicy, spicy Tinga de Pollo (chicken in a smoky tomato/chipotle sauce) tucked into a warm, soft corn tortilla, dressed with lime crema and a cilantro garnish. Paired with our 2018 Vidal Icewine, it’s a divine marriage of spice and ice!

Find all the information and tickets you need here: https://niagarawinefestival.com/icewine-discovery-pass

 


#sizzlinwithSAS: Foxy Pink and Bacon Bombs!

May has been declared Bacon Month up here at Sue-Ann Staff world headquarters! It's delicious, it got multiple applications, AND it's doubleplusawesome with springtime wines like our brand new 2020 Fancy Farm Girl Foxy Pink rosé!

Today's recipe is from www.crunchycreamysweet.com, found by Sue-Ann during one of her tireless searches for Fun Things To Make With Bacon. Simple and spectacular, these Bacon Wrapped Cheese Bombs are sinfully delicious, with the perfect balance of salt, smoke, fat, and a hint of biscuit sweetness. 

Recipe is below, but do NOT forget the Foxy Pink ($17.95, available at the winery now, or in Vintages in August) -- it's definitely going to be THE wine of summer 2021!

Ingredients

  • 1 can biscuits 
  • 6 oz . mozzarella cheese in brick, cut into 10 cubes
  • 5 slices of bacon cut in half
  • 3 Tablespoons butter melted
  • 2 cloves garlic grated
  • toothpicks

Instructions

  1. Mix melted butter with garlic. Set aside.
  2. Open biscuits and place on cutting board.
  3. Gently flatten biscuit. Do not make it too thin or the cheese will escape during frying.
  4. Brush the side up of a biscuit with garlic butter. Place one cube of cheese in the middle and close the sides, pinching the seam. Roll few times in your hands. Place on a plate.
  5. Repeat with each biscuit.
  6. Wrap each biscuit in one half of a bacon slice, securing it with a toothpick. Place back on the plate. Repeat with each biscuit.
  7. In a skillet, preheat canola or vegetable oil to 350 degrees F. Not hotter.
  8. Fry each biscuit, about 1,5 to 2 minutes on each side OR until the side is crispy brown.
  9. Place fried cheese bombs on a paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil.
  10. Serve warm with a side of garlic butter or marinara sauce for dipping.

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